How does one go from being an extreme prodigal to a woman of God as a part-time missionary and Bible student? Is this even possible? Read one woman's story how it actually happened.For those who think God is not interested in them, who think they have gone too far to walk through the door of any church. Every prodigal and those who love them.Church leaders.The book will help you to understand the making of a prodigal, and how easily it can be undone. Written by a former prodigal who hopes to reach out to another prodigal or marginalized person on the outside of the church looking in and wondering if God is real.
In The Trail to Tincup: Love Stories at Life's End, a psychologist reckons with the loss of four family members within a span of two years. Hocker works backward into the lives of these people and forward into the values, perspective, and qualities they bestowed before and after leaving. Following the trail to their common gravesite in Tincup, Colorado, she remembers and recounts decisive stories and delves into artifacts, journals, and her own dreams. In the process the grip of grief begins to lessen, death braids its way into life, and life informs the losses with abiding connections. Gradually, she begins to find herself capable of imagining life without her sister and best friend. Toward the end of the book Hocker's own near-death experience illuminates how familiarity with her individual mortality helps her live with joy, confidence, and openness.
Emily Thompson could never have guessed that the last few years of her life would turn out to be so tragic and yet at the same time so intensely fulfilling.The loss of Arthur, her husband and soul-mate, is devastating for the seventy year old. Nevertheless, even in death he does not leave her, but keeps ethereal company with her throughout a series of momentous events that, given the choice, Emily and her family would have preferred to avoid.Yet, there are highs as well as the lows; for ex-ample, Emily's marriage to the distinguished James and her close relationship with granddaughter Kristine.However, it is the depths into which she is unwittingly plunged that, by rights, should have set the tone for her final years...but for Arthur's presence.
In her seventies and widowed twice, Emily Thompson's saving grace lies in the ghostly presence of her soul-mate and father of her twins, Arthur - and with the roses he lovingly tended when he was alive; especially the striking whiskey rose.When he passed away Emily thought her life had ended, until she read a condolences card which suggested Arthur was always with her in spirit. This she discovered to be true, and for a while he not only kept company with her but also restored her vitality....But then she met James.Swept off her feet by him, they soon married and lived happily until a tragic accident took him from her; which though traumatic for Emily, allowed her to resume her connection with Arthur.Throughout all of this her family members, each with their own dramas in life, observe in Emily a grieving widow, a contented bride and then the effect of loss once again. Her serenity; uncharacteristic for one so recently widowed - and not once, but twice - raises a collective family eyebrow. Twins Fiona and Ruth, and granddaughter Kristine, have reservations as to the cause of her contentment; Fiona citing the onset of dementia, Kristine slowly coming to realise that there's more to her Nana's passive demeanour than that.Yet, Emily is still part of the human world, not the ethereal realm of Arthur, even though his ghostly domain is fast becoming a reality to her. In Book Two of Whiskey Rose her family members are faced with some difficult decisions, which will affect their own lives and more especially the future of their much-loved but ageing matriarch.
'Freedom: Ours for the Asking' answers some of the questions Western world has been mulling over for decades.Many aspects of everyday life are touched upon in this intriguing revelation, ranging from personal and family relationships to belief in the infinite. There is something contained in it for all who seek some real meaning in their lives.In an era where our cultural values are topsy-turvy compared with times gone-by; where many have lost their intrinsic sense of identity or even feel withdrawn from life - as though they're confined in a fortress - this book offers both hope and an explanation as to why it is.
Many Ages have passed since Yavros, the Grand Master of all Eternity, established his physical realm of Eddren and created terran spirits in facsimile of himself.In Book 1 of Lucifer's Story, the angel Lucifer, who refused to serve the terran spirits, has long-since been exiled in Hellion, but manages to find his way into Eddren and systematically usurps the free will gifted to the terran spirits by Yavros.Throughout the millennia that follow, Lucifer consistently wreaks havoc within the physical realm. Miekaale, the captain of Yavros' guard in Eternity, responds instantly when called upon to return Lucifer to Hellion - but it is not Miekaale's role to detain him there.In Book 2 of this evocative story, Yavros further attempts to control Lucifer and protect his precious terran spirits. He feels an urgent need to re-establish his connection with them before it's too late; sending angel emissaries to educate them, and even entering Eddren himself to live as a terran spirit. Yet Lucifer is irrepressible in his sense of vengeance. His tricks evolve into ever more sinister acts, culminating in such destruction that he sees himself as the equal of Yavros.Just when Yavros is on the verge of admitting defeat, a solution to the problem of Lucifer is offered to the hierarchy in Eternity by an insignificant terran spirit.He casually remarks, "I'm surprised you haven't all thought of it before."
On the eight-hundredth anniversary of the Magna Carta, Women and the Magna Carta investigates what the charter meant for women's rights and freedoms from an historical and legal perspective.
"Guarding My Angel", the story of a human soul's journey as narrated by her guardian angel, chronicles Laura's life, and also the unfolding of her spirituality: her understanding of spirituality and religion; and how it develops from a casual interest when a teenager into an inner conviction in her later years.In Book One, the guardian angel has struggled to guide Laura through the ups and downs of early childhood and adolescence; the child's spiritual growth her main concern. Laura's Christian upbringing, though a good start, has done nothing for her soul as she enters adulthood, and she often feels rejected.In Book Two, now married with two children, Laura and her family are living in Auckland, New Zealand. Though still lacking in self-esteem, the emptiness within her soul has been replenished. Yet, her husband cannot relate to this, and after many arguments asks her to leave; insisting the children remain with him.Once more she feels rejected.Living apart from her family, Laura rides an emotional roller coaster. The loves, joys and setbacks she experiences during this time; abundant enough to rock all but the spiritually resilient, prevent her from reaching the level of contentment she seeks. But thanks to spiritual convictions that are frequently tested and strengthened, she knows that no matter what her future holds, she will survive.
What makes a woman’s body beautiful? Plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery and non-surgical interventions such as Botox are changing women’s bodies physically and affecting cultural notions and expectations of what it means to be a woman. Yet where does the law stand? Is the renovation of women’s bodies legal? This book explores a range of topics, including: whether shape-changing by surgical and non-surgical means is ‘really’ what women want; the question of legal intervention when operations, injections and other methods go wrong; the impact of consent determinations on whether women can or cannot freely seek changes to their body structure; and the role which culture and social expectations play in women’s decision-making. Taking a legal perspective on the vast range of ‘beauty’ interventions available to women, Scutt discusses women’s perceptions of body and beauty, pressures on women to conform to ‘idealised’ notions of the perfect woman’s body, and outcomes of legal actions including those taken by individual women who are unhappy with results, as well as those launched against companies trading in products advertised as safe and for women’s benefit. Beauty, Women’s Bodies and the Law will appeal to readers with an interest in women’s and gender studies, law, and cultural studies.
What makes a woman’s body beautiful? Plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery and non-surgical interventions such as Botox are changing women’s bodies physically and affecting cultural notions and expectations of what it means to be a woman. Yet where does the law stand? Is the renovation of women’s bodies legal? This book explores a range of topics, including: whether shape-changing by surgical and non-surgical means is ‘really’ what women want; the question of legal intervention when operations, injections and other methods go wrong; the impact of consent determinations on whether women can or cannot freely seek changes to their body structure; and the role which culture and social expectations play in women’s decision-making. Taking a legal perspective on the vast range of ‘beauty’ interventions available to women, Scutt discusses women’s perceptions of body and beauty, pressures on women to conform to ‘idealised’ notions of the perfect woman’s body, and outcomes of legal actions including those taken by individual women who are unhappy with results, as well as those launched against companies trading in products advertised as safe and for women’s benefit. Beauty, Women’s Bodies and the Law will appeal to readers with an interest in women’s and gender studies, law, and cultural studies.
This book ?makes a major contribution to the continuing legal and historical struggle for equal pay in Australia, with international references, including Canada, the UK and US. It takes law, history and women’s and gender studies to analyse and recount campaigns, cases and debates. Industrial bodies federally and around Australia have grappled with this issue from the early-twentieth century onwards. This book traces the struggle through the decades, looking at women's organisations activism and demands, union ‘pro’ and ‘against’ activity, and the 'official' approach in tribunals, boards and courts.
This book ?makes a major contribution to the continuing legal and historical struggle for equal pay in Australia, with international references, including Canada, the UK and US. It takes law, history and women’s and gender studies to analyse and recount campaigns, cases and debates. Industrial bodies federally and around Australia have grappled with this issue from the early-twentieth century onwards. This book traces the struggle through the decades, looking at women's organisations activism and demands, union ‘pro’ and ‘against’ activity, and the 'official' approach in tribunals, boards and courts.
Seventeen year old Brielle just lost her father unexpectedly and it has her in a bad head space to where she no longer feels comfortable in staying at the family home so she left Los Angeles altogether in search of somewhere she could grieve and recover from this as well as hide from her ex boyfriend who wants her money or her dead, that is until a highway patrolman pulls her over. Does Brielle recover from her loss alone before she calls her big brother for help?Christopher became a highway patrol officer with his best friend Jack, they'd been there for each other through pain and loss, the job comes with challenges but it's all part of it. So when he pulls over a young girl for a random check her bloodshot eyes immediately send him on alert. Does Christopher taunt Brielle before he realises that he's what she needs?
Joel was in the Navy for six months with his best friend when he was the target of a fight on the ship, he fought back and was dishonorably discharged. He followed his best friend to the town where he lives with the girl he met online. Things change as he watches them marry, have children and start their lives together, he was jealous and distant. That's when a brother of The Kings Knights MC calls a rescue mission, he didn't know what for so he joined out of curiosity. Leyla was forced to be a mail order wife, the old man who took her after her mother grew tired of her, treated her so bad she's scared of the smallest sounds, locked in a cell in the basement with little clothing, she wants to escape, but there's no way too, there are three other girls down there with her and they kept strong with hope of being saved. Hearing shouting upstairs, they cowered in a corner, not knowing what's coming, but when a man in cammo pants and a biker vest appears and their eyes met, she knows he's here to help.
In the fight of her life, Elizabeth is desperate to become a mother before her medical condition takes that chance from her permanently. Stone ended up with a broken heart and offered everything he had to a pretty blonde in a bar to give her what she was so desperate for. Does love blossom even though it's not what they were looking for?
Nathan is a high school football coach, and prospects for The Kings Knights MC in his free time. He lost his mother at nine and has a brother in boarding school in Philadelphia. His new neighbour is hard to resist but when he has one taste he screws it up, resulting in him almost being thrown out of the club. All hell breaks loose when her brother rips him a new one. Can he prove he's worthy of her, the club says don't give up on your one but he may not have a choice in the matter! Does Nathan continue playing with Fiona?Fiona is a successful author and had one relationship but the man was a monster and raped her, he destroyed her trust in people. She only had her big brother Kristopher to count on, her hot neighbour stirs shit but he bit off more than he can chew because when her brother comes home all hell breaks loose! Does Fiona stand a chance at converting a player into a cuddler? Can love conquer all in this game of cat and mouse or does Fiona's brother drive the football coach away?
As the youngest son of the Greek Ambassador, at 22 Rafael Sanchez had it all, the cars, the bikes, the house and a model wife, after he became a father it turned sour. He joined The Soldiers MC who merged with The Kings Knights MC. His ex wife destroyed him, but when he meets Jodie and he learns of her past, he wants to protect her and help her love again. Will Rafael be successful in Charming Jodie? Jodie Collins is a single mum at 19, she had Lauren at just 16 years old from a violent assault and a brutal rape but loved her unconditionally. Love wasn't on the table for her though, her child's father is a one percenter club president and he ruined her. Can Jodie learn to love and trust again when she meets the big, bad, mouthwatering greek god of a marine and single father that Rafael Sanchez is?
Marshall is a paramedic who has been gay for six years and hasn't hidden that fact from anyone but after a messy divorce and his ex husbands murder, his best friend opens his eyes to having a female lover. Xanthe is a plus size model with a big heart and so much love to give but her mother is an abusive alcoholic and very controlling, she goes out for her birthday but her mother ruins it by calling and being a total bitch to her, she goes outside to find it was raining and had no way home until a man offered her a lift.Does the Hearthrob Marshall stand a chance with Xanthe after their previous relationships left them scared to love again.
